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Maurice Rentner

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Maurice Rentner · Economics & Business

What

Seventh Avenue designer and manufacturer (Maurice Rentner, Inc.); the firm later became the house where Bill Blass rose to fame.

When

1889, Warsaw, Poland — 1958, New York, USA

Where

New York, USA

Biography

Maurice Rentner is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Seventh Avenue designer and manufacturer (Maurice Rentner, Inc.); the firm later became the house where Bill Blass rose to fame.

How & why

Maurice Rentner was a Seventh Avenue designer and manufacturer whose firm, Maurice Rentner, Inc., later became the house where Bill Blass rose to fame. Born in 1889 in Warsaw, he was a Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in 1902 and is listed among the Jewish founders of iconic fashion brands; he died in 1958 in New York. We are grateful for his contribution to American fashion.

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Source: https://aish.com/meet-the-jews-behind-iconic-fashion-brands/

Contributions & Sources

Seventh Avenue designer and manufacturer (Maurice Rentner, Inc.); the firm later became the house where Bill Blass rose to fame.

1923

Source: https://aish.com/meet-the-jews-behind-iconic-fashion-brands/